Taken from Focus Magazine’s website:
Representing Organika and New Jersey to the fullest, we linked up with Quim Cardona to bring you this week’s 10 top 5′s. After killing it for the east coast for so long, it was only appropriate to give him his own top 5′s. Enjoy!

New Rebelmatic Review featured on Rockin’ Out! Promotions
June 28, 2011
The full article can be found here:
http://ropromos.tumblr.com/post/7011141705/rebel-matic-prey-for-vulture

Rebel Matic is an alternative/punk rock/hip hop band from Brooklyn, NY. I was introduced to their music by a friend in the Underground. The first time I heard their name, I thought they were a modern day cliche of a hard rock band: that’s until I listened to Rebel Matic’s album. If you’re anything like myself, then you at one point or another thought that music was dead until you took a visit to the Underground and listened to unsigned artists that were looked over and this band is no exception.

This EP was really refreshing for me. Mainly because it reminded me of the late ‘80’s- early ‘90’s, when our lives revolved around music and there were no barriers in music. This group reminds me of a mix between N.W.A., Limp Bizkit, and the front man (Creature) reminds me of ol’ school Ice T and Ice Cube with his lyrical rawness. An example of what I mean is the first song on the album: Get Up And Go. The lyrics themselves show Creature’s lyrical flow:

Now, although I loved the album; and among the many people I have talked to about the EP; many have noticed some reggae or reggaeton in the bands album. I failed to notice that. I strictly keep them a rap/rock band because it fits them perfectly. I remember thinking that the only people to pull off the rap/rock collab were Aerosmith and Run DMC, but after listening to Rebel Matic I’ve come to see that this band actually pulled it off rather well.

Now I’m ready to see them live. I’ll give you guys a review of their live performance when I see it…